Suppose that a=rac{1}{n}, where is a positive integer with . Which of the following statements is true?
Solution
Since a=rac{1}{n} where is a positive integer with , then and rac{1}{a}=n>1. Thus, 0<a<1<rac{1}{a}, which eliminates choices (D) and (E). Since , then is positive and , which eliminates choices (A) and (C). Thus, 0<a^{2}<a<1<rac{1}{a}, which tells us that (B) must be correct.
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